Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton wants his side to bag a “nice” opponent in Monday’s FA Cup third-round draw after they saw off League Two rivals Sutton with a 2-1 comeback win on Saturday.Sutton struck in the 50th minute when Will Randall-Hurren darted in to convert Donovan Wilson’s cross, but – seven minutes later – Aaron Collins levelled from the penalty spo...Full Story »

Aberdeen boss Stephen Glass hailed the toughness of his side in putting together back-to-back home wins in difficult conditions with a 4-1 cinch Premiership victory over St Mirren at Pittodrie.Their win over Livingston in midweek was followed by a comprehensive victory on Saturday afternoon, with strikers Marley Watkins and Christian Ramirez both scoring doubles, either side of Scott Tanser&rsqu...Full Story »

Ralph Hasenhuttl has blasted Alex McCarthy’s lack of professionalism for failing to admit the extent of his hamstring injury that cost Southampton two points against Brighton.Neal Maupay’s last-ditch tap-in scrambled Brighton a 1-1 Premier League draw at St Mary’s, with the French striker played onside by James Ward-Prowse.The Saints skipper had raced back to cover McCarthy&rsq...Full Story »

Assistant boss Joe Gallen was full of praise for the Leyton Orient players after their 4-0 drubbing of fellow League Two side Tranmere in the FA Cup.The convincing victory put the O’s into the third round for the first time since the 2013-14 season.Harry Smith and Omar Beckles put the Londoners in front at the break before the rampant hosts notched two more in the second half.Aaron Drinan ...Full Story »

Hibernian manager Jack Ross urged his players to “retain trust” in themselves after a 1-1 home draw against Motherwell lengthened a “difficult run” of results.The Easter Road side have now won just one of their last eight league games and have slipped to seventh in the cinch Premiership table.They looked to be heading for a morale-boosting victory after Kevin Nisbet&rsquo...Full Story »

Graeme Lee was delighted to oversee an FA Cup shock in his first game in charge of Hartlepool as his new side knocked out Lincoln at the LNER Arena.The club legend returned to Victoria Park earlier in the week to take up his first managerial job after leaving his role as coach of Middlesbrough Under-23s, bringing along another former Pools player in Michael Nelson as his assistant.They may have ...Full Story »

Millwall boss Gary Rowett hailed a “complete performance” after his side ended a four-match winless streak in style by beating Birmingham 3-1.Murray Wallace and Tom Bradshaw put the hosts two goals to the good before the break and though Troy Deeney halved the deficit, George Evans’ strike settled the outcome 17 minutes from time.It is the first time since late October the Lion...Full Story »

Tony Mowbray praised Blackburn’s ability to “win ugly” after they edged a 1-0 win over local rivals Preston.The pouring rain and swirling wind made for atrocious conditions, particularly in the first half, meaning that passing football was at a premium because of the surface water on the pitch.But Rovers fashioned the one moment of real quality and with it, the three points, th...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough said “a little chat” at the break was the spark for his side’s impressive turnaround in their FA Cup tie at Doncaster.The Stags were a goal down at the break after Branden Horton put struggling Rovers ahead.But Will Forrester netted within three minutes of the restart and Mansfield went on to win comfortably courtesy of George Lapslie’s brace, ...Full Story »

Substitute Dennis Politic scored two goals in four second-half minutes as Port Vale turned a fiery Staffordshire derby on its head to claim a 2-1 Emirates FA Cup second-round comeback victory over Burton.The hosts looked threatening in an opening period where the windy conditions were against them.The Brewers made it count midway through the first half when Burton-born Ryan Leak headed home his ...Full Story »

Giovanni van Bronckhorst made it four wins out of four as Rangers boss in a dominant 3-0 cinch Premiership win over Dundee at Ibrox.Midfielder Joe Aribo’s deflected strike in the 36th minute gave the incessant home side a deserved interval lead and only sterling work by Dens Park keeper Adam Legzdins kept the Taysiders in the game.However, visiting defender Ryan Sweeney put a cross from Ar...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon boss Mark Robinson was happy to see his side weather a late Cheltenham comeback as they booked their place in the FA Cup third round with a 4-3 victory.The Dons led 4-1 after braces from Ayoub Assal and Ollie Palmer but the visitors pulled it back to 4-3 and could have had a replay were it not for late heroics from goalkeeper Nik Tzanev.“I thought our goals were excellent but...Full Story »

Chris Wilder claimed his first home win as Middlesbrough manager as his side ground out a hard-fought 1-0 Championship victory over Swansea.Isaiah Jones’ first-half finish settled things at the Riverside, with Boro building on last weekend’s victory at Huddersfield to claim back-to-back successes for the first time since October.Swansea had plenty of the ball as they looked to get ba...Full Story »

Divock Origi’s last-gasp strike sent Liverpool top of the Premier League with a dramatic 1-0 win at Wolves.The substitute fired in from close range in stoppage time just as it looked like the Reds would fail to score for the first time in eight months.He spared Diogo Jota’s blushes after the forward hit Conor Coady on the line following Jose Sa’s second-half mistake.Chelsea&rsq...Full Story »

Neal Maupay’s last-gasp tap-in plundered Brighton a 1-1 Premier League draw at Southampton.The French forward produced the fastest reaction after Jakub Moder’s free-kick, to deny Ralph Hasenhuttl a win on his three-year anniversary as Saints boss.Maupay’s sixth top-flight goal in 15 appearances rescued a point for Graham Potter’s side in the eighth minute of added time, b...Full Story »

Ethan Hamilton and Colby Bishop each scored twice as Accrington enjoyed a comfortable 5-1 victory over 10-man Fleetwood to make it two successive League One wins.The Cod Army were dealt a blow after 23 minutes when Daniel Batty was shown a straight red for a rash challenge on Harvey Rodgers.Stanley were on top at this point and took the lead in the 29th minute as Bishop sent Hamilton through and...Full Story »

James Shea’s fine performance helped Luton earn their first win in five Sky Bet Championship games as they beat Blackpool 3-0 at Bloomfield Road.The goalkeeper only started due to illness to regular stopper Simon Sluga, but he made the most of his third appearance of the season.Shea pulled off a string of stunning saves to keep the Tangerines at bay as the visitors spent the majority of th...Full Story »

A brace from Harry Smith plus a strike by Omar Beckles and a penalty by Aaron Drinan put Leyton Orient into the third round of the FA Cup after a 4-0 win over Tranmere at Brisbane Road.The Londoners were rewarded for a totally dominant first-half performance with a two-goal lead at the interval.They took the lead after 22 minutes when Hector Kyprianou produced a defence-splitting pass for Smith ...Full Story »

Solihull kept up their push for the Vanarama National League play-offs with a 2-0 home victory over Woking.The visitors almost opened the scoring in the ninth minute but Kyran Lofthouse’s long-range effort struck the bar.The Moors made them pay when Joe Sbarra latched onto Joe McNerney’s weak back pass and dinked the ball over Mark Smith after 28 minutes.Sbarra almost doubled his tal...Full Story »

Byron Webster scored a last-gasp winner to earn high-flying Bromley a 3-2 win over 10-man Wealdstone in the National League.The visitors, who saw their early lead wiped out by two Bromley goals in five first-half minutes, overcame the loss of goalkeeper George Wickens to a red card early in the second period to make it 2-2 and looked set to snatch a point, only for Webster to strike at the death...Full Story »